1. NAME:         Steve Froy

 2. DATE OF BIRTH:          25 /7 /53

 3. OCCUPATION:          Website Manager  (but trained as a Librarian)

 4. PLACE OF RESIDENCE:          North Yorks., England

 5. YEARS AS A FAN:       since 1967 ... 32!

 6. BEEFHEART ALBUMS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:

      SAFE AS MILK ____________________=5
      MIRROR MAN ____________________=1
      STRICTLY PERSONAL______________ 3
      TROUT MASK REPLICA____________=1
      LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY_______=5
      SPOTLIGHT KID __________________=7
      CLEAR SPOT _____________________=7
      UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED__11
      BLUE JEANS & MOONBEAMS_______12
      SHINY BEAST ____________________= 9
      DOC AT THE RADAR STATION ______  4
      ICE CREAM FOR CROW___________ =9

             1 - The Fall
             2 -  Neil Young
             3 -  Phil 'Snakefinger' Lithman
             4 -  Can
             5 -  The Mekons
             6 -  Arthur Lee/Love
             7 -  Peter Perrett/Only Ones/The One
             8 -  Grateful Dead
             9 -  Chemical Brothers
           10 -  Tim Buckley
 

 9. HOW DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND,
 AND WAS  THERE A PARTICULAR SONG THAT MADE YOU SEE THE LIGHT?:
 Has to be thanks to John Peel on Perfumed Garden and then Top Gear. Probably 'Electricity'

10. NUMBER OF BEEFHEART  GIGS SEEN,  AND WHICH YEARS:
not enough - 3. 1973, and twice in 1975.

11. ART SHOWS VISITED:       'Stand Up etc '  at Brighton

12. ANY CONTACT WITH DON?:      no

13. MUSICAL ABILITY / TRAINING:        hahahahahaha - tone deaf & no sense of rhythm

14. ANY OTHER INFO YOU WISH TO ADD?:
 Inveterate collector of Beefheart-related items.  Husband and father to a family who don't like Beefheart but indulge me.  Losing more hair than  I'd like.  Lover of blues and sucker for slide guitar.  Unfulfilled writing and artistic inclinations.  Real ale drinker. ... and I can't believe I forgot to include John Fahey in my Top 10 Acts !